1. what led groups of people to reject agriculture and opt instead for a pastoral society? 2. what differences and similarities exist between the various pastoral societies? 3. what social structures existed in most pastoral societies? 4. explain how nomadic societies were connected or dependent on agricultural civilizations? 5. what innovations were invented or adapted 6. how did the xiongnu successfully challenge the han dynasty? 7. islam was carried to new regions by 8. what innovation gave the nomadic peoples of the arabian peninsula a military advantage? 9. what impact did islam have on the turkic empire? 10. study map 11.1: what classical empires and trade routes became a part of the mongol empire? 11. what contributed to the end of mongol rule? 12. what role did temujin play in the rise of the mongol empire? 13. how did the mongols compensate for their small population? 14. what is chinggis khan’s policy on those who resist? 15. what achievement seemed to justify mongol rule?